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Harbin's legislation would reduce distances for athletic travel
State Rep. Ben Harbin recently introduced House Bill 061, which would require the Georgia High School Association to allow schools to change classification if they have to travel more than 200 miles round trip to athletic events.
Mike Sleeper, Evans, (Mike Sleeper is a member of the Columbia County Board of Education representing District 3.)

DUIs
Dedric Bartholome Badua, 38, of the 700 block of Low Meadow Drive in Evans, was charged with driving under the influence on Nov. 12, 2008, and was fined $810.

Beauty Pageants
The Miss Greenbrier High School pageant was held Jan. 24. The theme was Greenbrier Goes Global, with 28 contestants representing countries from all over the world. The winners were Allie Howard (from left), first runner-up; Morgan Vaughn, Miss Greenbrier High School; Macey Samples, third runner-up; and Suki Sidhu, second runner-up. At right, Lakeside High School freshman Regan Joy Askin, 14, of Martinez, was crowned Junior Teen Miss Augusta during a pageant at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre at Augusta State University on Jan. 10.

School Councils
- The Greenbrier High School council will meet at 7 a.m. Tuesday and May 12.

Best way to help schools is locally
The Columbia County News-Times isn't just a twice-weekly community newspaper; it also is the oldest business in Columbia County. We've been here since the first Columbia Advertiser rolled off a hand-cranked press in Harlem in December 1880.

Voucher plan: Future failure
One of the best commercials during the Super Bowl featured a guy holding a snow globe that he claimed was a crystal ball.

February is good for planting potatoes
Right now, we are in the process of getting ready for another spring crop, but before we get to the spring crop there are some vegetables that need to be planted this month, such as the potato.

Sports Calendar
The Columbia County Area Youth Football Association will hold registration for the upcoming spring youth football season for ages 9-11 and 12-13. Participants must be 13 years old or younger on Sept. 1. Weight restrictions for the 9-11 age group will be 155 pounds (135 pounds for ball carriers), and 190 pounds (160 pounds for ball carriers) for the 12-13 age group.